Qualified/Finalist Financial Accountant needed to join a world renowned Publishing Company. This role will be FULLY REMOTE. The ideal candidate will be qualified with strong excel skills.

The role:

• Prepare accurate management accounts for the company's head office functions, providing financial support to department management.
  
  
• Provide timely and accurate management support and analysis, identifying key issues including deviations from annual and quarterly plan and recommending remedial action where necessary
  
  
• Assist in the forecasting of central departments.
  
  
• Responsible for managing various intercompany accounts, transactions and reporting.
  
  
• Responsibility for various central charges such as salaries, car leases, promotion costs, property costs, legal fees
  
  
• Provide financial and business expertise to other ad-hoc projects
  
  
• Provide assistance with month end balance sheet work.
  
  
• Assist with audit work
  
  
• Prepare quarterly VAT returns
  
  
• Assist with the statutory accounts preparation.
  
  
• Identifying and implementing improvements to the forecasting and reporting processes
  
  

The candidate:

• A first or 2:1 degree
  
  
• Available on a short notice period
  
  
• Qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA
  
  
• 4 years relevant accounting experience
  
  
• Strong communications and interpersonal skills and a pro-active approach to challenges
  
  
• An ability to think outside the "box" and a desire to use financial skills to help develop and grow the business
  
  
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
  
  
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines